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Hannan

Syllables: Han·nan

Hannan proper noun: a surname from Irish.

hannan: a surname from Irish
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Proper noun (1)

Hannan (plural Hannans)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Proper noun (2)

Hannan

  1. A district of Wuhan, Hubei, China.
    • On 23 September, 45 criminals were escorted to the execution ground and shot by the Wuhan police on convictions of murder, rape, and robbery.[…]He was serving his sentence at the Hannan District Prison, when on 28 April he beat up one of the inmates, Xiong Sanhong, for failing to recite the "cell...1994 September 30 [1994 September 24], “Largest Number of Executions Since 1983”, in Daily Report: China, number 190, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, sourced from Wuhan HUBEI RIBAO, 24 Sep...
    • In five years, a large agricultural sightseeing zone will emerge in Hannan District of Wuhan City. The project was launched early this year.
    • Hannan District, surrounded by three rivers — the Yangtze River,[...]2001, Beijing Review, volume 44, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 29

Forms of Hannan

pluralHannans
alternative formHannon

Origin of Hannan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hAnnáin (“descendant of Annán”), a personal name of uncertain origin.

From Mandarin 漢南 /汉南 (Hànnán).

Questions about Hannan

What does Hannan mean?
Hannan means a surname from Irish.
What part of speech is Hannan?
Hannan is a proper noun.

Words near Hannan in the dictionary

  1. Hannafords
  2. Hannah
  3. Hannah cum Hagnaby
  4. Hannahs
  5. Hannam Vale
  6. Hannan
  7. Hannans
  8. Hannas
  9. Hannay
  10. hannayite
  11. Hannbeck

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